Laura Francis

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Aruni Soni |Laura Francis

Raw Story Media Inc. and AlterNet Media Inc. failed to convince a federal judge in New York to reconsider an earlier decision dismissing their copyright claims against OpenAI Inc. Judge Sidney H. Stein, of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday said Raw Story and AlterNet could instead could pursue an appeal of the ruling. The decision is part of broader, consolidated copyright litigation against the artificial intelligence company.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Mallory Culhane |Carmen Castro-Pagan |Laura Francis

Nineteen states convinced a federal judge on Friday to block the Trump administration from implementing provisions of an executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and banning counting valid mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The states challenging the executive order are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that its provisions are unconstitutional, Judge Denise J.

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Daniel Seiden |Laura Francis |Brian Flood

A Venezuelan national convinced a federal district court to certify a class of noncitizens in custody in her challenge to the US government’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization.

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Laura Francis |Brian Flood

Kraft Heinz Co., Coca-Cola Co., and General Mills Inc. are among the targets of an anticipated wave of lawsuits portraying Big Food as the next Big Tobacco by likening the addictiveness of ultra-processed food to that of cigarettes. A first-of-its-kind case filed against the food giants last year accuses the packaged food industry of using the same neuroscience research and marketing tactics as the tobacco industry to get children hooked on dangerous and unhealthy products.

Mar 18, 2025 | news.bloombergtax.com | Eric Heisig |Alex Clearfield |Laura Francis

An Ohio appeals court struck down a Republican-backed law banning gender-affirming care for minors, ruling that it doesn’t comport with the state constitution. In a win for the transgender plaintiffs and their parents, the Columbus-based Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District, said Tuesday that a 2023 law banning the treatment violates the minor plaintiffs’ rights under the Ohio Constitution’s Health Care Freedom Amendment and their parents’ right to direct their children’s health care.